ב“ה Issue No. 16 NEWSLETTER Boys division, Grades B2 - B8 עש“ק פרשת וארא כ“ט טבת Emerging From Our Comfort Zone Tayere Talmidei him that after sitting and from what they were Hatmimim sheyichyu, there for a while one used to experiencing. The grows accustomed to the Rebbe explains that this The second Makkoh that situation and they didn’t approach was key to the the Aibershter brought on even notice that it was Yidden leaving Mitzrayim Mitzrayim was the Happy especially dark! When and to breaking Makkoh of Tzefardeiah – Reb Hillel heard this Mitzrayim because it Birthday frogs all over Mitzrayim. conversation he represented the idea of Gabi Yarmush Chazal say that this commented that there is not being comfortable 1 Shevat 5769 Makkoh was particularly an important lesson here: with where you are and important in breaking when a person lives his living in the dark, but Daniel Zaltzman Mitzrayim and leading life in a certain way that rather breaking out of 2 Shevat 5767 the way for the Yidden to really should be changed one’s current level and leave it. not being Mendel Grossbaum satisfied with 2 Shevat 5765 Why was this living in the Makkoh in dark and the Yosef Yitzchok particular cold. This was Meir Bluming singled out for the message 5 Shevat 5763 being extra that Reb Hillel important? was telling the Ari Stolik The Rebbe chassidim. 5 Shevat 5767 explains that Now we can there are many better lessons that we understand could learn why the from the way Makkoh of and improved (it is the frogs acted during Tzefardeah was so “dark”), but he becomes Contact us this time. One lesson important; the actions of used to that way, he stops could be better the frogs themselves Boysprograms noticing that there is any understood from the represented breaking out kind of problem that @shluchim.org following story: of their own “comfort needs to be fixed… 347-654-6951 Reb Hillel Paritcher was zones” and looking for A peek inside once farbrenging with the Dear Talmidim, the “way ways to serve Hashem chassidim and the of life” of frogs is to live in out of warmth and farbrengen, which started the colder water, and in energy. We need to learn in the evening, lasted fact, they are even born from this, and break out “and created” from the of our own “cold” comfort “Emerging from our 1 until very late and most comfort zone” of the candles that they water. In Mitzrayim the zones to which we have had lit to light up the frogs did something that become accustomed. By was totally out of doing this we also break Shliach Spotlight: 2 room had burnt out. Mendel Vorst character: when they out of Golus and go to the Somebody arrived at the were told by the Geulah Shelaima! farbrengen and he was Aibershter to go up into Wishing you a wonderful Chassideshe Maise 3 surprized that they were Mitzrayim they went Shabbos, sitting in such a dark everywhere, even into the Fun page 4 room, and he asked them ovens which are hot Rabbi Yaacov Ringo why they were sitting in places, places which are the dark? One of the the total opposite from Principal Boys Older chassidim explained to where they came from Division My name is Mendel Vorst I'm in Grade Shliach B5 and I’m a Shliach in Spotlight Charlotte, NC. So tell us a little about the lived here for many years there its for younger professionals Shlichus in Charlotte has been a large Jewish businessman. Charlotte is a community here for close to 150 business city. The head Shluchim to the years. “Carolinas” (that is north Carolina What’s your daily life like? and south Carolina) are my In fact, the very fist Jew to step I'm the oldest boy in my family, I grandparents, Rabbi and foot in America (unless you go the day school the charlotte Rebbetzin Groner. They were sent think Columbus was Jewish..) Jewish day school. and in the by the Rebbe on Shlichus here in was in 1585 when a Jew from afternoons I attend the SOS. 1980. Prague settled for a short while in the (then British colony of) I wake up at 5:45 AM to get ready My parents came here about 12 Carolina. Also the first Jewish for Shachris at the Chabad house years ago and started helping out which is at 6:30, I'm the with a lot of the only kid by Shachris, in programs. my class we don’t do My mother teaches the the whole davening, kindergarten level at and I want to, so I wake the Jewish community up really early to Daven day school here, which with the Minyan. From my Bubby runs for 7:50 till 2:50 I go to the over 25 years and is day school, and then B”H very successful. from 4:15 till 5:50. I go to sleep at 8 PM. There is a Kosher store and restaurant in I really love the Online charlotte which is the School because we are only kosher store in able to learn with all the entire north Carolina. People My Grandfather Frume kids and Shluchim, also the come from far and near to order giving a Shiur at the learning level is a lot higher than in or take out food. Chabad house my day School. My father is the Mashgiach there I help set up the Kiddush on and makes sure its all good and Legislator in the country came Shabbosim and during Davening I kosher. He also makes programs from North Carolina in 1808. Daven at loud to help people in for the youth in our Shul. Shul get more involved. The first Frume Shul here was What can you tell us about the started by my grandfather. The shul that my Zaidy has, is the Jewish history in the Carolinas? There are 2 other Chabad houses only shul in the Carolinas that has a minyan 3 times a day! We will Well there are about 35 thousand in charlotte, one started a year build a new shul IY”H, we are Jews in north Carolina. Jews have ago by my uncle Motti Groner, currently raising money. PAGE 2 story Once when Reb Chaim Gutnik of Australia entered the Rebbe’s room for a yechidus, he was startled to see that the Rebbe’s eyes were closed, and it was discernible that there were tears coming out from the Rebbe’s eyes. From previous yechidissin he knew this was not a regular occurrence. The Rebbe would always greet him (and others) with a large smile as if he said Baruch Habah, and here the Rebbe didn’t even acknowledge him. However, he understood that there definitely is a reason for this and he remained quiet, staying a short distance away from the Rebbe’s table and waited. After a few seconds, which felt like a long time the Rebbe opened up his eyes and apologized. Being that he had an extremely close and open relationship with the Rebbe, he asked the Rebbe if everything is ok, if the Rebbe is feeling any pain chas v’sholom. The Rebbe assured him, that he is Boruch Hashem feeling fine and the tears are for a different reason. “Right now”, the Rebbe said, “there is a young couple in the airport about to depart on their shlichus... The wife is the only daughter in the family and is extremely close with her mother. So although all of her older brothers went on shlichus, the parents always had other children who were in the house or lived nearby.” “Now”, the Rebbe said, “the mother is saying goodbye to her beloved daughter and there are tears in her eyes. Yes these tears are tears of happiness, but nevertheless, they are tears of a Jewish woman whose nest is now going to be empty, for good reasons, but empty nevertheless. So I too participated in this momentous moment of theirs”. Then the Rebbe proceeded with the yechidus. Lesson: The Rebbe feels the joys and sorrows of all Yidden, and especially the Rebbe’s Shluchim who the Rebbe accompanies along every step of their Shlichus. the Rebbe’s eyes were closed, and it was discernible that there were tears coming out from his eyes. May all the Shluchim and shluchos have tremendous hatzlacha in their mission of elevating the world and bring about the geulah shleima. But knowing that the Rebbe is with you gives the extra strength to overcome the final hurdle. ?by heart באתי לגני Did you start learning Download the Maamer with Nekudos on the Extra Curricular Website. Every line is worth 5 points in the SOS rewards store. This coming Monday is the first test on the Bosi Legani booklet your learning in Class. if you get at least 80% on both tests you receive an automatic Sefer!!! GET INVOLVED! PAGE 3 מכת דבר How many of each animal can you find? Comic Shtetel Hey… What are א קלאץ קשיא you looking for? 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